Emanuel Cleaver Quotes

• Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Heart, Frustration, My Heart

  "Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

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• There is more power in unity than division.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Unity, Division

  "Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

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• We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get anything done.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Done, Common, Being Me

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• One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a choice. Either they are going to be a stinger or a honey-maker, and I contend that honey is a symbol of legislation and, the nuclear language used by members is the stinger, and you can't do both.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Choices, Nuclear, Honey

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• The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Country, Toxic, Matter

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• [Raul Castro] is one of the most amazing human beings I've ever met.

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  Most Amazing, Mets, Castro

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• America, I am a strong believer that how we treat each other matters.

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  Strong, America, Matter

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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• We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Dumb, Republican, Democrat

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• God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Blessed, Ideas, America

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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• I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Running, Elephants, Joy

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• This deal is a sugar-coated satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like what you see.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Political, Buns, Sandwiches

  twitter.com. August 1, 2011.

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• You would think that if any group in America had 20% to 25% unemployment, it would generate all kinds of attention. The Labor Department would understandably and necessarily begin to concentrate on what can we do to reduce this level of unemployment. Congress would give great time on the floor for debate on what can be done.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Thinking, America, Giving

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• Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

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  Broken, Covenant, Social

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• We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

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  May, Firsts, Republican

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2009.

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• Community colleges need to be upgraded. We got to have training for real jobs. We've got a lot of jobs that are going unfilled because we don't have the technology in the heads of graduating college students to deal with them.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Jobs, Real, Technology

  "Dem Congressman: Obama's Budget A 'Nervous Breakdown On Paper'". Real Clear Politics Video, www.realclearpolitics.com. February 13, 2012.

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• We can be fervent in our disagreements without being factitious with our beliefs.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Belief, Fervent, Disagreement

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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• There are people walking around the streets of Kansas City who are unemployed, while one of our largest employers is not only sending jobs aboard, but then turning around and making a statement about preserving jobs.

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  Jobs, Cities, Kansas City

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• Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

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  Believe, Mean, People

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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• First of all, do I think there's some racists in the Tea Party? Yeah. I'm an ordained United Methodist pastor; there's some racists in the Methodist church. I don't know if there's a body that does not have some racists in it.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Party, Thinking, Tea

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• Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Morning, Motivation, Empowering

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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• Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Allegiance, Pledge Of Allegiance, Pledge

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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